Exhibit 5: U.S. Imports of Section 201 Products Not Seasonally Adjusted Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding February 2006 January 2006 Preliminary Preliminary Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,433,443 1,464,287 2,119,765 1,324,715 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,709,726 923,376 1,584,809 859,812 Flat-rolled -- Slab 691,238 268,305 688,651 259,674 Flat-rolled -- Plate 101,131 84,363 88,692 81,665 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 366,127 189,501 364,168 194,380 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 223,957 133,919 131,027 86,774 Flat-rolled -- Coated 290,915 219,855 283,257 213,208 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 36,359 27,432 29,015 24,111 Hot-rolled Bar 176,756 129,214 166,336 121,970 Cold Finished Bar 23,671 30,737 18,305 23,619 Rebar 269,645 114,077 103,622 43,687 Welded Pipe 227,002 181,573 217,093 180,766 Fittings and Flanges 13,851 36,888 14,846 38,760 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,127 30,532 8,146 31,871 Rod 1,802 4,998 2,961 8,430 Wire 2,864 12,893 3,648 15,799 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2006 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,379,750 1,456,016 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,819,247 968,275 Flat-rolled -- Slab 824,163 310,619 Flat-rolled -- Plate 96,522 87,209 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 397,241 210,843 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 162,593 104,846 Flat-rolled -- Coated 308,675 229,618 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 30,053 25,139 Hot-rolled Bar 174,320 127,005 Cold Finished Bar 19,848 25,654 Rebar 108,265 45,661 Welded Pipe 227,472 190,463 Fittings and Flanges 15,240 40,581 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,467 33,094 Rod 3,027 8,669 Wire 3,865 16,614 -------------------------------------------------------------- February 2005 January 2005 Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 1,803,797 1,313,390 1,976,431 1,428,509 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,254,020 822,671 1,506,939 976,549 Flat-rolled -- Slab 491,337 260,496 567,703 292,824 Flat-rolled -- Plate 77,495 73,092 44,563 42,893 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 302,164 185,151 405,756 253,936 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 128,173 93,594 174,282 129,318 Flat-rolled -- Coated 220,210 185,054 275,469 229,449 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 34,641 25,285 39,166 28,129 Hot-rolled Bar 169,539 128,694 182,896 141,359 Cold Finished Bar 25,232 31,872 27,067 29,631 Rebar 114,232 49,630 44,547 19,498 Welded Pipe 212,729 189,858 184,349 166,842 Fittings and Flanges 11,993 30,337 12,777 31,835 Stainless Steel Products Bar 9,636 38,672 10,103 37,173 Rod 3,165 8,726 4,431 11,903 Wire 3,252 12,930 3,322 13,719 -------------------------------------------------------------- January 2006 January 2005 Cumulative to Cumulative to Date - Final Date - Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,379,750 1,456,016 1,976,431 1,428,509 Carbon/Alloy Products Flat-rolled Products 1,819,247 968,275 1,506,939 976,549 Flat-rolled -- Slab 824,163 310,619 567,703 292,824 Flat-rolled -- Plate 96,522 87,209 44,563 42,893 Flat-rolled -- Hot-Roll 397,241 210,843 405,756 253,936 Flat-rolled -- Cold-Roll 162,593 104,846 174,282 129,318 Flat-rolled -- Coated 308,675 229,618 275,469 229,449 Flat-rolled -- Tin Mill 30,053 25,139 39,166 28,129 Hot-rolled Bar 174,320 127,005 182,896 141,359 Cold Finished Bar 19,848 25,654 27,067 29,631 Rebar 108,265 45,661 44,547 19,498 Welded Pipe 227,472 190,463 184,349 166,842 Fittings and Flanges 15,240 40,581 12,777 31,835 Stainless Steel Products Bar 8,467 33,094 10,103 37,173 Rod 3,027 8,669 4,431 11,903 Wire 3,865 16,614 3,322 13,719 NOTE: Data shown reflect imports of steel products from all countries included in the monitored steel categories, regardless of whether the product or country is subject to the safeguard measures. See the cover report specifically explaining the current month's preliminary steel imports trade data or www.census.gov/ foreign-trade/Press-Release/steel_index.html. CONTACT: For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Census Bureau. SOURCE: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Preliminary February 2006 (CB-06-44)